Road trip stories! I make "friends" on the road all the time. Last time I was on the road to St. Louis, I suddenly became aware of a semi. I'm not sure what made me take notice, but I suddenly was aware that this guy knew what he was doing. He knew the area, he knew the lane tricks: You know, the 'there is a turn coming up and traffic will slow when it does' but only the locals know that. I passed him once when I had a chance, just for him to catch up with me and pass me again. At that point I decided to just stick with him, behind him that is. This driver may have been my literal savior when suddenly the lane marking on the Interstate disappeared in the middle of St. Louis. 3 lanes, no markings! And the road ain't straight, mind you! We're doing twists and turns under other Interstates and roads. I was pretty sure I was going to die! But I just stuck to that truck like glue - and we both made it.
Another memorable one was a trip to the airport, where 7 or 8 cars were in a line on the left lane, doing 80. All 7 of us, just passing the occasional truck on the right. Then suddenly a car appeared in the back of the column, darts to the right lane, and passes all of us on the right at breakneck speed. That was *not* safe - and we were already doing 80 in a 70! The driver finished the illegal pass just as we get to an overpass - and *there* was the cop! Car got itself pulled over, and I suspect that 7 or 8 drivers were smiling as we passed the vehicle.
Road trip stories! I make "friends" on the road all the time. Last time I was on the road to St. Louis, I suddenly became aware of a semi. I'm not sure what made me take notice, but I suddenly was aware that this guy knew what he was doing. He knew the area, he knew the lane tricks: You know, the 'there is a turn coming up and traffic will slow when it does' but only the locals know that. I passed him once when I had a chance, just for him to catch up with me and pass me again. At that point I decided to just stick with him, behind him that is. This driver may have been my literal savior when suddenly the lane marking on the Interstate disappeared in the middle of St. Louis. 3 lanes, no markings! And the road ain't straight, mind you! We're doing twists and turns under other Interstates and roads. I was pretty sure I was going to die! But I just stuck to that truck like glue - and we both made it.
Another memorable one was a trip to the airport, where 7 or 8 cars were in a line on the left lane, doing 80. All 7 of us, just passing the occasional truck on the right. Then suddenly a car appeared in the back of the column, darts to the right lane, and passes all of us on the right at breakneck speed. That was *not* safe - and we were already doing 80 in a 70! The driver finished the illegal pass just as we get to an overpass - and *there* was the cop! Car got itself pulled over, and I suspect that 7 or 8 drivers were smiling as we passed the vehicle.
Thank you for sharing your stories !!
Road trips really do make a lot of stories to tell. 💛